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In search of a luxury SUV with sterling safety credentials? The latest Audi Q8 just became one of the more recent mid-size Audi crossovers to earn the status of 2019 TOP SAFETY PICK from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. When equipped with standard Audi pre sense front driver-assistance and HD Matrix-design LED lighting, it takes home both the authority's highest "Good" rating in all areas tested for crashworthiness and a "Superior" front crash prevention rating. So, what is Audi pre sense front?

Our automaker's latest luxury sedan just received the honor, in fact, at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention, hosted in San Francisco on January 28, 2019. As this was the 17th year in the storied history of the award, too, it was surely saying something about how Audi continues to raise the bar on premium vehicles that retain their value over many years of ownership.

According to KBB, the "Best Resale Value" award considers a host of new vehicles, luxury and otherwise, across 24 categories. The authority's team of market and pricing analysts took a look at…

When an auto research expert that specializes in calculating ownership cost using eight different factors names your automaker "Best Luxury Car Brand" for a second time, it's surely saying something.

Indeed, when it came to depreciation, taxes, fees, financing, fuel expenses, insurance coverage, maintenance and repairs costs, and opportunity cost, Vincentric didn't mince words. Audi, they claimed, represented the best value overall in several segments, with a lower-than-expected cost of ownership given each as well as price. So, which new Audi cars earned top honors, then?

No sooner had it showed up here on Temecula Center Drive than the full-size SUV was already proposing a trifecta of ideals for what defines premium.

For one, Audi Q8 offers the practicality of a sport utility, to be sure. You can look forward, for instance, to cargo capacity at the top of the class, up to 67.5 cubic feet, and you can access the hold easily via an available power tailgate. Moreover, the SUV features a monstrous 7,700-pound towing capacity, enough for anything from a pair of dirt bikes or jet skis to a powerboat, second vehicle…

It's that time of year again. Time for the Audi Certified Pre-Owned Sales Event. And luckily, here on Temecula Center Drive, you can find one of the most extensive selections of certified pre-owned Audi models around, both in the Temecula, CA area and nearby. If you're shopping for your next luxury car, you have plenty to look forward to.

For one, each Audi CPO vehicle here on-site is a late model, which means you can find all the leading-edge features that coveted Audi A4 sedan or Q3 crossover has to offer, for less.

The four-door coupe looks to be an energetic sibling to the long-awaited Audi e-tron SUV and Sportback duo set to appear in 2019, and if what we've come to know about it is any indication, there's a lot in the future of fully electric vehicles to be excited about.

The short answer: more trim choices, design updates across the board, inside and out, expanded package options, higher-level personalization options, better availability of exclusive Audi advanced driver-assistance systems, and best of all, more standard equipment than ever. See what awaits under the hood and in-cabin for 2019 here at Audi Temecula.

There's a lot going on in Ingolstadt, Germany these days. According to a press release from Audi, many luxury favorites are getting a few enhancements that enthusiasts have been dreaming of.

The research and valuation authority lauded the latest luxury sports car for having "all the requisite Audi parts," including a "powerful engine lineup, a quality interior," and "loads of high-tech goodies." Such a winning combination, it continued, gives the new 2018 A3 "a leg up" on competitors from the INFINITI QX30 and Mercedes-Benz CLA to Acura ILX. A3, they qualified, even offers better value than the BMW 2 Series. What exactly earned such a ringing endorsement from KBB?

New for 2018, to be sure, heated front seating comes standard, along with dual USB connectivity for...

It's rated #2 in U.S. News & World Report's Luxury Compact SUVs category. It gets four stars from the experts at Motor Trend. It's an Editor's Choice at Car and Driver magazine. It even receives 9.6 out of 10 rating from Kelley Blue Book. So, with new premium crossovers all the rage, it's no wonder, according to a recent Audi press release, sales of the latest Audi SUV are up 61% year-over-year, and that it leads in 2018 with a 27% increase year-to-date.

The largest and flagship SUV might have been revamped in 2017 for a second generation, but that was just the beginning for the 2018 model year. See what the experts at the vehicle research and valuation authority had to say about our Bavarian automaker's full-size luxury three-row, seven-passenger crossover, and you'll see what we mean.